Archive for the 'Seniors' Category

Learning Slows Physical Progression Of Alzheimer’s Disease

Thursday, January 25th, 2007

Another study showing the impact of learning on our brains.

“These remarkable findings suggest stimulating the mind with activities such as reading books or completing crossword puzzles may help delay and/or prevent Alzheimer’s disease in senior citizens.”

The full piece can be read here

Bilingualism delays onset of dementia: study

Monday, January 22nd, 2007

Here is another study on the benefits of studying another language.

“If you have two languages in your brain, you need a way to keep them straight, otherwise you might say the wrong thing,” she said. It’s one of the things that often goes wrong with people suffering from dementia. They can no longer control their speech.The frontal lobes, which control planning and other high-level functions, are also used in language. Research has found exercising that part of the brain can help build up a “cognitive reserve,” which can stave off dementia.”

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Coffee has its benefits

Wednesday, January 10th, 2007

Here is an article by Dr. Rallie McAllister on the positives of coffee.

“Coffee may have even greater benefits on the human brain, protecting it from degenerative disorders that lead to dementia. Recent studies suggest that habitual coffee drinkers have a lower risk for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease than individuals who abstain”

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Resolve to Exercise Your Brain

Wednesday, January 3rd, 2007

The Alliance for Aging Research is encouraging Americans to boost their brain health.

“There is a lot we can do to keep our brains healthy and potentially prevent or lessen the cognitive decline that often comes with aging,” Daniel Perry, executive director of the nonprofit Alliance for Aging Research”

You can see the full article here

New Imaging Compound Might ‘See’ Alzheimer’s Earlier

Thursday, December 28th, 2006

Here is some more progress in the ability to detect Alzheimer’s earlier on.

“We urgently need techniques to see brain changes in the earliest stages of cognitive decline so that we can identify people at risk…”

The full article can be read here

Mental Exercise Helps Maintain Thinking Skills

Thursday, December 21st, 2006

Here is a great new study that supports what we are doing at Happy Neuron.

Certain mental exercises can offset some of the expected decline in older adults’ thinking skills and show promise for maintaining cognitive abilities needed to do everyday tasks such as shopping, making meals and handling finances, according to a new study.

You can read the complete article here

Alzheimer’s now claiming younger individuals

Tuesday, December 19th, 2006

A good article over at US News and World Report on how cognitive decline is impacting people under 65.

“Several hundred thousand people–perhaps as many as 640,000–under the age of 65 who have dementia, the vicious thief of minds that steals memories, personality, relationships, language, and ultimately the ability to function as a human being”.

You can read the full article here

Possible fingerprint of Alzheimer’s found

Tuesday, December 12th, 2006

Here is an interesting article on a new development in the fight against Alzheimer’s.

Scientists appear to have found a fingerprint of Alzheimer’s disease lurking in patients’ spinal fluid, a step toward a long-awaited test for the memory-robbing disease that today can be diagnosed definitively only at autopsy.

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Rote Learning Improves Memory In Seniors

Thursday, November 30th, 2006

Science Daily reports on a new study:

“The brain is like a muscle that should be exercised through the retirement years as a defense against dementia, cognitive lapses and memory failure.”

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Better Alzheimer’s test developed

Saturday, November 18th, 2006

The BBC has an interesting article on a recent development in the area of Alzheimer’s.

A new test may help researchers understand why a toxin builds up in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients. This test that could help improve diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer’s.  

More can be read at BBC

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